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Tamaraws sinuwag ang No. 2 seat sa Final Four

Russell Cadayona - Pilipino Star Ngayon

MANILA, Philippines – Isang mahalagang 7-0 atake ang ginawa ng Tamaraws sa huling tatlong minuto sa final canto para angkinin ang No. 2 berth kasama ang ‘twice-to-beat’ advantage sa Final Four.

Tinalo ng Far Eastern University ang nagdedepensang De La Salle University, 65-60, sa kanilang playoff match sa 77th UAAP men’s basketball tournament ka­hapon sa Mall of Asia Arena sa Pasay City.

Sina guard Mike Tolomia at forward Carl Bryan Cruz ang nagbigay ng puntos para sa Tamaraws, uupong No. 2 tangan ang ‘twice-to-beat’ bonus laban sa No. 3 Green Archers sa Final Four.

Matapos kunin ang 15-12 abante sa first period ay ipinoste ng FEU ang isang 13-point lead, 27-14, sa 6:10 mi­nuto ng second quarter matapos pakawalan ang 12-2 atake.

Sumandal naman ang La Salle kina Jeron Teng, Ar­nold Vosotros at Kib Montalbo para itabla ang laro sa 60-60 sa 3:26 minuto ng final canto.

“It was really hard especially coming off that loss against Ateneo,” sabi ni FEU coach Nash Racela, kai­langan lamang manalo sa La Salle sa Sabado para ma­kapasok sa UAAP Finals sa unang pagkakataon ma­tapos ang tatlong taon.

May 8 points si Teng para sa La Salle mula sa kanyang 2-of-11 fieldgoal shooting. FEU 65 – Tolomia 19, Belo 15, Cruz 7, Pogoy 7, Jose 6, Hargrove 4, Iñigo 4, Dennison 3, Tamsi 0, Lee Yu 0, Escoto 0.

La Salle 60 – Perkins 15, Vosotros 13, Teng 8, N. Torres 8, Van Opstal 7, Montalbo 6, Sargent 3, Rivero 0, Salem 0, T. Torres 0.

Quarterscores: 15-12; 32-24; 53-50; 65-60.

CARL BRYAN CRUZ

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

FINAL FOUR

GREEN ARCHERS

JERON TENG

KIB MONTALBO

LA SALLE

LEE YU

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